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    The surname Mkrtchyan

    An Armenian surname, carried by 896 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex M263

    Mkrtchyan: #27,042 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mkrtchyan #27,042, 896 people Mkrtchyan: #27,042 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Mkrtchyan #27,042, 896 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mkrtchyan is more common than 83.3% of them.

    Origin

    Armenian origin

    From Armenian Մկրտչյան (Mkrtčʻyan).

    One of 47 Armenian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 896 people named Mkrtchyan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 344,582 Americans. That is up 72% since 2000, when the Census counted 520.

    #27,042
    rank among US surnames
    896
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +72.3%
    change since 2000 (was #39,756)

    Who is named Mkrtchyan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Mkrtchyan identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mkrtchyans

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Karlen Mkrtchyan
      Armenian association football player, born 1988
    • Susanna Mkrtchyan
      Armenian Wikimedian, born 1949
    • Albert Mkrtchyan
      Armenian film director (1937-2018)
    • Arthur Mkrtchyan
      Armenian footballer, born 1973
    • Aghvan Mkrtchyan
      Armenian footballer (born 1981)
    • Levon Mkrtchyan
      Armenian film director, born 1953
    • Lilit Mkrtchian
      Armenian chess player, born 1982

    Notable Mkrtchyans come mostly from Armenia (5) and the Soviet Union (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Mkrtchian
    • Mkrtichian
    • Mgrdichian
    • Mgrdchian

    Mkrtchyan has the Soundex code M263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M263.

    Other Armenian surnames

    All 47 Armenian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mkrtchyan come from?
    From Armenian Մկրտչյան (Mkrtčʻyan).
    How common is the surname Mkrtchyan?
    896 people in the United States had the surname Mkrtchyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 344,582 Americans. It ranked 27,042nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mkrtchyan?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Mkrtchyan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Mkrtchyan?
    Karlen Mkrtchyan, Armenian association football player, followed by Susanna Mkrtchyan.
    Where is the surname Mkrtchyan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mkrtchyan in Armenia and the Soviet Union.
    Is the surname Mkrtchyan getting more or less common?
    More common. 520 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 896 in 2010, up 72%.
    What are other spellings of Mkrtchyan?
    Mkrtchian, Mkrtichian, Mgrdichian and Mgrdchian.